Lycium berlandieri

Dunal in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle

Prodr. 13(1): 520. 1852.

Common names: Berlandier’s wolfberry
Weedy
Synonyms: Lycium berlandieri var. longistylum C. L. Hitchcock L. berlandieri var. parviflorum (A. Gray) A. Terracciano L. berlandieri var. peninsulare (Brandegee) C. L. Hitchcock
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 14.

Shrubs erect, 0.7–2.5 m; bark tan to gray to reddish or almost black; stems glabrous or pubescent. Leaves: blade linear to spatulate, 1.5–15 × 1–4.5 mm, surfaces glabrous. Inflorescences 2–3-flowered fascicles or solitary flowers. Pedicels 3–20 mm. Flowers 4–5-merous; calyx cupulate, 1–3 mm, lobe lengths 0.3 times tube; corolla white to pale lavender, tubular to funnelform, 4–9 mm, lobe lengths 0.17–0.3 times tube; stamens included to exserted. Berries orange to red, globose, 5 mm, fleshy. Seeds 50+. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Sep.
Habitat: Desert washes, rocky slopes, flats (Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts).
Elevation: 300–900 m.

Distribution

Ariz., N.Mex., Okla., Tex., Mexico (Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas).

Discussion

Within the flora area, Lycium berlandieri occurs in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas; it has been reported from western Oklahoma (Harmon and Jackson counties).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Lycium berlandieri"
Rachel A. Levin +  and Jill S. Miller +
Dunal in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle +
Berlandier’s wolfberry +
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +, Okla. +, Tex. +, Mexico (Baja California Sur +, Chihuahua +, Coahuila +, Durango +, Hidalgo +, Nuevo León +, San Luis Potosí +, Sinaloa +, Sonora +, Tamaulipas +  and Zacatecas). +
300–900 m. +
Desert washes, rocky slopes, flats (Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts). +
Flowering Jul–Sep. +
Lycium berlandieri var. longistylum +, L. berlandieri var. parviflorum +  and L. berlandieri var. peninsulare +
Lycium berlandieri +
species +